May 14, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Pearce, Vagnozzi, LaJoy, Garfield, Booher, Sheen, Meekhof, Emmons and Dean and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.
A bill to amend 1955 PA 233, entitled
"An act to provide for the incorporation of certain municipal
authorities to acquire, own, extend, improve, and operate sewage
disposal systems, water supply systems, and solid waste management
systems; to prescribe the rights, powers, and duties thereof; to
authorize contracts between such authorities and public
corporations; to provide for the issuance of bonds to acquire,
construct, extend, or improve the systems; and to prescribe
penalties and provide remedies,"
by amending section 4a (MCL 124.284a), as added by 1985 PA 178.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4a. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations by
resolution of its governing body and with concurrence by resolution
of constituent municipalities. After adoption of the resolution and
concurrence by the constituent municipalities, a notice of adoption
of
the resolution and the rules and regulations, adopted by the
resolution
or a summary of those rules
and regulations, shall be
published in a newspaper of general circulation within the
territory encompassed by the authority and within the territory
furnished service by the authority by contract pursuant to section
10. The rules and regulations shall become effective 30 days after
the date of publication of the notice and the rules and regulations
or the summary of the rules and regulations. If a summary of rules
and regulations is published, the summary shall be written in clear
and nontechnical language and the authority shall designate in the
publication the location where a full copy of the rules and
regulations can be inspected or obtained.